All Student accommodation articles
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NewsQ&A: Student Roost expects the sector to continue to pick up
Chief executive Nathan Goddard discusses the impact of lockdown, growth plans and investor appetite.
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Tide Construction announces 1.7m sq ft of modular developments remain unaffected by Covid
Developer Tide Construction has announced that 1.7m sq ft of its onsite modular developments remain on track despite the challenges faced by the construction industry from Covid-19.
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London & Scottish sells two luxury student accommodation properties for £90m
London Scottish (LSPIM) has sold two luxury student property developments in Sheffield and Leeds for £90m.
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Investec provides Scape with £17.5m PBSA loan
Investec Structured Property Finance has provided a £17.5m senior loan to a purpose-built student accommodation provider.
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Duncan Garrood appointed new chief executive of Empiric Student Property
Duncan Garrood has been announced as the new chief executive of Empiric Student Property.
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Student bookings rise as universities elect to reopen
A recent survey has found that 97% of universities will offer some in-person teaching next term.
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Unite group announces £300m share placing
Unite group is undertaking a share placing in which it aims to raise £300m.
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Student Accommodation Awards 2020 open for entries
Entrance is open for the Student Accommodation Awards 2020, with three brand new categories added to this year’s line-up.
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90 North buys student accommodation assets for £24m
90 North has acquired a student accommodation portfolio for £24m. The two purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets, Goods Corner in Edinburgh, and Dover Street Apartments in Leicester (pictured), are operated by Homes for Students and have 243 beds in total.
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Q&A: Neil Young on relaunching start-up incubator business
The former Get Living chief executive talks to Property Week about his past successes, current challenges and future plans.
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JEDS Investments £55m student housing scheme greenlit
Developer JEDS Investments has been granted planning permission for a new 456-bed student housing scheme in Southampton having had a previous application rebuffed.
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Watkin Jones puts in solid first-half performance as it prepares to mitigate Covid-19 impact
Student accommodation and build-to-rent group Watkin Jones has reported solid growth in revenue and profit for the six months to the end of March.
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Blackstone confirms £4.66bn iQ buy
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division and the Wellcome Trust have completed the £4.66bn sale of iQ Student Accommodation company
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GCP Student REIT pays interim dividend
GCP Student REIT will pay a third interim dividend of 1.58p per share, as it anticipates an 18% (£9m) reduction in income in the academic year 2019/20 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Real estate debt market down but not out despite Covid-19
Some new funding deals are progressing, even in sectors adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
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‘The cultural experience of uni isn’t something you can Zoom’
Nido CEO Brian Welsh discusses the company’s response to Covid-19 and what lies ahead for student sector
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Empiric refinances final tranche of debt
Empiric Student Property has struck a deal to refinance £32.8m of debt, which was due to expire in October.
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Unite expects to take hit of up to £125m from health crisis
Unite Students is set to miss out on up to 65% of rental income during the summer semester after giving rent holidays to students who left their rooms to return to their families during the Covid-19 health crisis.
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Student accommodation landlords waive up to £773m
Student accommodation providers in the UK are waiving up to £773m in rents due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new data from Cushman Wakefield.
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Plans submitted for student accommodation in Paisley
Construction firm The JR Group has submitted a planning application to restore a former Territorial Army building into student accommodation in Scotland.
